Untitled
1990, printed 2004
Image not available — this artwork is under copyright
View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print, varnished
Dimensions
image: 60.2 x 40.3 cm (23 11/16 x 15 7/8 in.) sheet: 77.5 x 56.4 cm (30 1/2 x 22 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Accession Number
2005.158.2
Art Historical Context
Robert Bergman's *Untitled* (1990, printed 2004) invites viewers into the intimate world of late-20th-century street photography. Captured with a keen eye for human presence, this varnished inkjet print 60.2 x 40.3 cm, with a larger sheet size of 775 x 56.4 cm, allowing for detailed appreciation of its textures and tones. Housed in the National Gallery Art's CPH department as part of an anonymous gift, exemplifies the museum's commitment to preserving evolving photographic practices. The work highlights a pivotal moment in photographic history: Bergman's original 1990 image was reinterpreted ...
About the Artist
Robert Bergman
Robert Bergman, born in Orleans in 1944, emerged as one of America's most profound portrait photographers through a deeply personal, self-directed path. His early life remains sparsely documented, but he began experimenting with photography as a child and committed seriously to the medium in his early twenties during the mid-1960s, initially capturing black-and-white street scenes. Without formal...